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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Mat 35, 1898. 



spoi-tefjnen, Judge Ingalls, with his half-breed guide and 

 veritable cockle shell of a boat, relieved us from our em- 

 barrassment and bore us away two miles to our camp. 

 He is the same hospitable man to-day that he was then. 



A sis-mile ride on a Sunday morning over one of the 

 glorious pikes for which southern and western Ohio axe 

 noted brings us to tlie Lowistown Reservoir. We are 

 gladly welcomed and well entertained by Mr. L. H. 

 Becht, manager of tlie Lake Ridge Hotel, located right on 

 the bank of what was onoe known as Indian Lake. By 

 the damming of the Miami River there has been added to 

 this natural lake a large artificial reser^'oir containing in 

 all about 17,000 acres 6t water. It is an ideal home for 

 the wide-mouthed black bass, the oroppie, sunfish and 

 yellow perch. 



The weather was too cold, the water was too roily and 

 the wide-mouth had not come from his winter home in 

 the depths of Indian Lake to any great extent. Never- 

 theless, in the company of those ardent sportsmen George 

 Schuster, of Cincinnati, and W. S. Withycomb, of Cleve- 

 land, Ohio, the time passed even too rapidly, and we 

 promise ourselves that when the water subsides and the 

 bass are o& their beds to arm ourselves and again visit 

 this delightful spot. 



As we beheve in giving our brother sportsmen what 

 information we can, we herewith give you some of the 

 catches of last season: 



Recent single day catclies of black bass at Lake Ridge 

 (Lewistown Reservoir), HuntsviUe, O. : Wm. Pratchett 

 and friend. 83; M. Tool, 37; Walter Fern, 63; Howard 

 Bates, 52; Al Corrodi, 95; Al Smith, 93; C. Abergast, 69; 

 Dr. C. S. Mathiews. 62; Judge J. D. Ermston and Gregory , 

 38, R. S. Nichols, 80; Samuel Borger, fislied 18 days with 

 an average of 48; J. D. Ermston, W. Schuller, H. Bates, 

 F. Ratterman, 107; Judge Ivor Hughes, 65. 



Largest. — Pratchett and Hozea 4, combined weight a 

 trifle over SOlbs.; Al Smith 7, combined weight 351bs.; C. 

 S. Mathiews 1, 6flbs.; M. Tool 1, 81bs.; E. Irwin 33, 108 

 lbs.; F. Sanders 4, 28Jlbs,; Chas. EUis 1, 8ilbs.; Samuel 

 Borger 1, 6flbs.; Dr. I. De Johns 8, 421bs.; M. E. Archer 

 1, 7flbs.; Wm. Pratchett 25, something over lOOlbs. ; 

 Judge Ermston 35, C71bs. ; Judge Hughes, one string of 3, 

 41bs. each, one string of 6, 4ilbs. each, one string of 7, 

 combined weight 351bs., 1 fish, SJlbs.; Lot Ireland, Col. 

 H. Young, Sidney, John Bush, each caught one of 81bs. 

 weight. W. B. Higby. 



The Missouri Dynamite Law. 



In the issue of May 11 you quote the law enacted in 

 Missouri to i^unish the dynamite fiends, or rather to jmn- 

 ish those who sell or give dynamite to said fiends. You 

 speak in favor of the law and pronounce it a heroic 

 measure. As a matter of fact it is so heroic that no one 

 observes it, and in consequence it is worthless. In a case 

 like this, where a large majority of the people are in- 

 different on the subject, it is difficult to enforce a mild 

 and reasonable law, and out of the question to enforce 

 any such stringent and troublesome measm-e as this. In 

 the State of Missouri there are not less than 5,000 trans- 

 fers of dynamite from one man to another ever}'' week 

 day in the year. For each of these deals the law re- 

 qmres an afiidavit costing fifty cents, making aia aggre- 

 gate cost of .$780,000 per year. I am famihar witli the 

 dynamite trade in Missouri, but have not lieard of any 

 one paying any attention to this law, and probably never 

 wiU hear of such a thing. Even were the law complied 

 with it is no protection to the fish, for a man who will 

 dynamite fish will not liesitate to commit perjury to get 

 the dynamite. A good deal of the "dyna miting" is not 

 done with dynamite any way. It is a well kno'wm. fact 

 that a bottle filled with rifle powder is just as effective 

 as dynamite and is used in many of the supposed dyna- 

 mite cases. A law inflicting a reasonable penalty is far 

 more effective than such stringent measures. With those 

 who try to be good citizens it is not the fear of punish- 

 ment that brings observance of a law, but because it is 

 the law. To this extent everj' reasonable law enforces 

 itself, but after all, public sentiment is the power behind 

 the law, and without this power no violator of a law 

 will be punished. It is no trouble to get the laws en- 

 acted, but often very difficult to educate the people into 

 sustaining them. Forest and Stream is a grand edu- 

 cator in this direction, and has protected more fish and 

 game than aU the laws. If you have a poacliing neigh- 

 bor lend him your FoEJiST AND Stream ; it will soon break 

 him of illegal and unsi)ortsmanhke methods of kilUng fish 

 and game. 0. H. Hampton, 



Traveling Agent Atlantic Dynamite Co. 



Central New York Trout. 



Cortland, N. Y., Ma.j 20.— The average angler wears a 

 broad smile and a sun-scorched countenance these days. 

 It seems to be a great season for fish. A very large num- 

 ber of brook trout have been taken the j)ast week in this 

 and adjoining counties. The fish have averaged large, 

 too— from 8 to 15ui. A score or so of Cortland and Syra- 

 cuse anglers, not content with the success to be had here- 

 abouts, have flitted up to the Adii-ondacks, where, it is 

 said, the ice is all out of the lakes and the water is swarm- 

 ing Avith ti-out. 



Large catches of pickerel are reported in some of the 

 waters around Cortland and Syracuse, and I hear of a 

 few big ones being taken at the head of Cayuga Lake 

 near Ithaca. Messrs. Jones and Watkins, of tJils village, 

 caught 75 pickerel at Dryden Lake the 17th, some^of 

 them touching the 41b. notch. 



Cayuga, Dryden, Otisco, Tully, Little York and Skane- 

 ateles lakes all afford good pickerel fishing. 



I think May 30 will disclose a pretty large supply of 

 black bass in central New York waters. 



Last week a gentleman of Baldwinsville caught a silver 

 bass which weighed Sfiibs. Some 5,000 pike were recently 

 put in Tully Lake, the same number in Otisco Lake and 

 an equal number in Seneca River at Baldwmsville; 50,000 

 whitefish were last week deposited in Little York Lake 

 and about that number of wall-eyed pike fry, I am told 

 are being distributed in some of the other small lakes in 

 this immediate loc ality, M. C. H. 



Sebec Salmon. 



In a letter from F. M. Ford, at Sebec, Me., accoimt is 

 given of his taking, on the 17th, three salmon in one 

 hour that weighed U, 6J- and olbs. Chas. Donald and C. 

 J- Jose, of Sebec, took ten the same day that weighed 

 501bs. Fishing opens from every section finely. The 

 high waters seem to add to the catches, and one of the 

 best seasons for fishing is now open. E. C. FAREiNffTON 



Pennsylvania Fish Protective Association. 



The regular monthly meeting of the executive commit- 

 tee of the Pennsylvania Fish Protective Association was 

 held May 18, at the rooms, 1020 Arch street, Philadelphia. 

 The act of Assembly recently passed by the Legislature 

 permittmg the use of fish weirs or baskets in the rivers of 

 this Commonwealth was the subject of discussion. The 

 passage of an act so long ago as 1734 protecting the 

 Schuylkill has never been regretted, and the more recent 

 law making such protection general was just resulting in 

 positive benefits when the efforts of more than a century 

 of labor is proposed to be abolished by this most pernicious 

 legislation. How it could be possible that such a bill 

 should have any advocates exceeds comprehension to 

 those having any interest whatever in advancing the good 

 of our people in replenishing the streams of this State 

 with food fishes. It was the sense of this Association that 

 we do most earnestly protest against this act becoming a 

 law, and a resolution expressing these views was foi'- 

 warded to the Governor of the State. 



M. G. Sellers, Secretary. 



American Fisheries Society. 



The annual meeting will be held in Chicago, June 15. 

 Secretary E. P. Doyle (No. 53 Broadway, New York) in- 

 vites the preparation of papers for reading at the meeting, 

 and asks that the titles may be sent to him at an early 

 date. 



Onondaga and Oneida Lakes. 



Syiiacuse, N. Y., May 19.— We shall receive to-morrow 

 50,000 muscalonge fry for Onondaga and Oneida lakes, 

 which will make over 200,000 fry that the Anglers' Asso- 

 ciation has put in public waters this spring. Our waters 

 are fuU of fish — ^which means good protection. 



Henry Loptib. 



Fly-Fishing for Bass. 



Theee is excellent fly-flsliing for small-moutlied black bass along 

 tlie Grand River, above and below Lansing, Mich. TMs point and 

 other good ones reached by the Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway. 

 W. E. Davis, General Passenger Agent, Rialto Building, Chicago.— ^dv. 



The Fjshekies BurcDiNO at the W^orld's Fair will undoubtedly be the 

 center of attraction for all lo\'er.s of tlie I'od and reel that visit Chicago 

 this season. Among the many fine exhibits will be found that of 

 Yawman & Erbe, Ilocliester, N. Y., aiauufaeturers of the Fisherman's 

 Automatic Reel. This firm has on exhibition a full line of their reels, 

 and they extend a cordial invitation to all fishermen to inspect their 

 exhibit, which is located in Section Q, Angling Pavilion. Western 

 sportsriien, send to above address for catalogue and price list.— .ddu. 



The New York Commission. 



President L. D. Huntington of the New York Msh Com- 

 mission reports that the 1893 output from the hatcheries for 

 thii winter hatching exceeds that of any previous year. The 

 aggregate runs up to more than 60,000,000 and coraprises the 

 following: 5,000,000 brook, brown and California trout; 8,000,- 

 000 lake trout, 7,000,000 Adirondack fi-ostflsh, 17,000,000 white- 

 fish (for Lake Ontario), 16,000,000 tomcod (Long Island 

 Sound, South Bay, Peconic Bay). 5,500.000 smelt (same 

 waters), and 3,000,000 ciscoes; total 61,500,000. 



The shad hatching station has been established at Hudson, 

 the car in which the fry are hatched having gone there May 

 19. In addition to the fry that will be hatched at Hudson, 

 arrangements have been made with the U. S. Commission to 

 secure fry from the (Joverimaent station at Gloucester on the 

 Delaware River, the United States to hatch the fry aad the 

 State of New York lu traiisimrt and plant in the Hudson 

 River. The United .States lias for several years hatched on 

 the Delaware and trauaiiorted to and planted in the Hudson 

 free of expense to the .Stare a large number of shad fry, but 

 this season, by reason of the Government exhibit at Chicago, 

 the United States Commissioners could not spare the men to 

 transport. But in order to secure a good plant of shad fry 

 in the Hudson the Com missioners of this State have made 

 arrangements for transportation. 



Arrangements have been made with the U. S. Commission 

 by which striped bass ^vill be planted in the waters of New 

 York. The U, S. Commis.sion has now a man at Edonton, 

 N. C, on Albemarle Sound, looking to the securing of eggs, 

 which will be hatched there by him, and the fry -will be 

 brought to New York waters. 



Trout in a Seepage Ditch. 



Our contributor, B. E. Millard, sends us this interesting 

 note, taken from a recent number of the Cheyenne Sun: 

 "Twenty-four years ago A. D. Butler, once a resident of 

 Cheyenne, entered a quarter section of land about a mile and 

 a half from Greeley. At the time this land was taken by 

 Mr. Butler it promised to be valuable for farming purposes, 

 but the numerous irrigating ditches that were run about it 

 caused the soil to become wet and soggy, so much so that it 

 became valueless. About this time the Denver Pacific 

 claimed the land, as a part of its grant. Mr. Butler gave up 

 all hopes of securing a title to the quarter and so the matter 

 stood for sixteen years. While Senator Teller was Secretary 

 of the Interior he rendered a decision against the railroad 

 company, and Mr. But ler completed his fihng on the land, 

 and in due course of time title was secured. Then he offered 

 the property for sale, but none could be found foolish enough 

 to make the purchase, and hnally he made up his mind that 

 it would be useless to even try to give it away. He paid the 

 taxes until two years ago when an idea occurred to him and 

 he acted upon it without delay. He opened a ditch with- 

 out an outlet or an inlet. The ditch filled with water from 

 seepage and was then stocked mth trout. A moss grew on 

 the side of the ditch which was covered with insects and this 

 fed the fish and they grew without other nourishment. 

 That was two years ago, and those trout wUl now average 

 31bs. each. There are 40,000 of these in the ditch and he is 

 this year looking for a market for them. This year he will 

 add 60,000 more fry and extend his ditch until the' once value- 

 less farm wiU be covered over -with them. This is the first 

 instance on record where trout have been grown in seepage 

 water, and it demonstrates an important fact, which will be 

 taken advantage ol: by many people in the near future." 



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 should he addressed to the Forest and. Stream Pub. Co. If 

 addressed to an individual they will he suhject to delay in 

 that individual's absence. 



FIXTURES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



May 30 to June 2.— American Pet Dog Club, Lenox Lyceum, New 

 York. Marion E. Bannister. Sec'y. 



Aug. 30 to Sept. 2.— Blue Grass Kennel Club, at Lexington, Ky. Mr. 

 Eoger WUUams, Sec'y. 



Sept. 9 to d2.— World's Fail-, Chicago. W. I. Buchanan, Chief Dept 

 of Agriculture. 



Sept. 11 to 15.— Toronto, Canada. C. A. Stone. Sec'y. 



Don't forget that entries foi* following Derbies 

 close June 1: 



American Field Trials Club with W. J, Beck, Columbus, Ind. 

 Isew England Field Trials Club with W. M. Lovering, Taunton, Mass. 

 United States Field Trials, with P. T. Madison, Lock Box 4, Indian- 

 apoUs, Ind, 



AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB MEETINGS. 



A SPECIAL meeting of the American Kennel Cilub was held at its 

 offices on Thursday, May 18, commencing at 1 P. M., President B^- 

 mont in the chair. 



Present: A. C. Wilmerding, associate members; J. D. ShotweU, 

 Collie Club; J. B. Blossom, Gordon Setter Club; Dr. J. F. Perry, Key- 

 stone Kennel Club; H. F. Schellhass, National Beagle Club; Edward 

 Brooks, New England Kennel Club; W. A. Power, New England Field 

 Trial Club; E. H. Morris, New Jersey Kennel League; Dr. M. H. Cryer, 

 Omaha Kennel Club; James Mortuner, Pacific Kennel Club; Q. Muss- 

 Arnolt, Pointer Club; H, C. Glover, South Carolina Poultry Associa- 

 tion; James Watson, Southern California Kennel Club; F. S. Web- 

 st-er, Washington City Kennel Club; H, B. Cromwell, Westminster 

 Kennel Club; Dr. H. Van Hu mm el, lUindio Kennel Club; A. H. Hepp- 

 ner. Great Dane Club of America; G. H. Welhaus, Central City Ken- 

 nel Club; J. P. Barnard, Androscoggin Kennel Club; G. E. Robbins, 

 Des Moines Poultry Association; D. E. Loveland, Boston Terrier Club; 

 G. E. Cornwall, Rhode Island Poidtry Association; J, E. Green, West- 

 ern Michigan Kennel Club. 



On motion the following credentials were read from the following 

 clubs, naming the following gentlemen to represent them as their 

 delegates, all of whom were duly accepted: American Mastilf Club, 

 George E. Stevenson; MascoutAh Kennel Club, E. F. R. Drake; St. 

 Louis Kennel Club, Maj. J. M. Taylor; Illhidio Kennel Club, Henry 

 Van Hummel; Great Dane Club of America, A. H. Heppner; Central 

 City Kennel Club of Jackson, G. H. Williams; Rhode Island Poultry 

 Association, G. E. Cornwall; Des Moines Poultry and Pet Stock Asso- 

 tion, G. E. Robbins; Boston Terrier Club, David E. Loveland; Western 

 Jlichigan Kennel Club, James E. Green. 



In the matter of the credentials from the Duquesne Kennel Club, 

 under which Mr. WiUiam E. Littell and Mr. Moorehead claimed to be 

 the delegate, it was voted that the secretary of this club be du-ected 

 to communicate with the Duquesne Kennel Club and ask them to send 

 on the proper credentials. 



There being apparently a similar misunderstanding concerning the 

 credentials from the Seattle Kennel Club, both Dr. L. C. Lawrence 

 and Dr. Sauveur claiming to be the delegate, on motion of Mr. Power 

 Dr. Sauveur was accepted as the delegate subject to ascertainment by 

 the secretai-y that he was the authorized delegate from the Seattle 

 Club. 



The credentials of Robert Leslie to represent the Massachusetts 

 Kennel Club, which were laid over at the last meeting, were read, and 

 in connection therewith the secretary read a formal protest from 

 eight members of the Massachusetts Kennel Club against the right of 

 Mr. Leshe to represent them before the A. K. C. on the ground that 

 he had not been legally elected. The secretary also stated that the 

 committee appointed in the matter had not reported and that Mr. 

 Anthony, one of the members of that committee, had resigned from 

 the club. 



On Dr. Cryer's motion it was voted that the former committee be 

 discharged and that another committee of three be appointed by tho 

 chair to investigate and report. The chair appointed as that commit- 

 tee Dr. Cryer, Dr. Perry and Mr. Watson. 



It was moved that the consideration of the proposed amendments 

 to the constitution should be the next in order of business. 



Mr. Watson — These proposed amendments to the constitution, as 

 you will see, were recommended by me, and I have had conversation 

 with a number of gentlemen on the subject in order to get their views 

 with the idea of endeavoring to put the club on rather a different 

 foundation, and this seems to be lu accordance with their views. The 

 pivot of the whole matter, on which the whole matter will stand or 

 fall, is this Article v., which refers to the management of the club. 

 There are a number of gentlemen present who have never been here 

 before, and have very little idea of the maimer in which we conduct 

 our business, and they certainly are not able to take any great active 

 part in the meetmgs. The result has been that we seem to have got 

 into the habit of giving over our business to the advisory committee. 

 There is no objection ^vhatever to giving it over to the advisory com- 

 mittee, and the only object of this article is to increase the advisory 

 committee, to be a more representative body of the club at large, and 

 have it as the advisory committee, as au elective body, instead of hav- 

 ing the meetmgs supposed to be a full representation of all the clubs, 

 which they are not, being only a part of the representation, to have 

 gentlemen elected to this larger executive committee, and allow them 

 to conduct the business, of course suhject to the calling of special 

 meetings, provided there wene a sufficient number of members of the 

 association who choose to differ from any action which the executive 

 committee might take. Mr. President, I think you are a member of a 

 large number of clubs, and I think you will agree with me that it is 

 the custom of the clubs to place the management of the business, the 

 executive, in the hands of an elected body such as this. Take a larger 

 association, such as the National Trotting Association- its business is 

 placed in the hands of the board of appeals. Take the National Row- 

 ing Association. They elect a committee which has only the power of 

 conducting the business of the association under the i-ules of the as- 

 sociation. It has no legislative powers, and the proposition here is 

 simply to enlai'ge the advisory committee, and the giving of the. busi- 

 ness into their hands. That is one feature. All tlie other features 

 which come before you are whoUy alterations, the idea being that this 

 was the fundameatal change, and that all the other changes were 

 minor. They wei-e simply to make something a little clearer, and then 

 it makes the general reading of it in keeping- with the executive meet- 

 ings. I should suggest that Article V. be fir.st considered, as it is the 

 key to the whole. 



Dr. Perry— This is the second time I have been upon my feet, and I 

 have served two years and a half. I want to go on record as in favor 

 of this proposed resolution, and in advocating it I shall give expres- 

 sion to what I believe to be truths, and, therefore, there is no apology 

 necessary. In the first place, the club knows that under the pres- 

 ent condition of things there is much about the American Kennel Club 

 which is practically burlesque. You take sisty odd delegates of them. 

 There are but very few clubs which are really represented in the 

 American Kennel Club. It is absurd to suppose that they would send 

 a delegate trom Washington or even from St. Louis here. Out of aU 

 the clubs in this country I think it is a fact that you can count on the 

 Angers of one hand all that have money in their tre;isury. They are 

 poor They cannot send delegates here. It costs me $20 to come on 

 from Boston, and I am located very near New York, too. Conse- 

 quently these clubs from a distance cannot be really represented. 

 Their credentials are given to men who act upon their own individu- 

 aUty. They are not instructed, and as aresidt we can almost say that 

 a very large majority of the American Kennel Club is not represented, 

 notwithstanding they have delegates. We know very well that there 

 is a great deal of business here. Men come here who laiow very little 

 about the details of affairs. The secretary reads over very quickly, as 

 he must, the special matter to be considered. Much of it ought to be 

 very carefully considered, but there is no time for it. It is either rail- 

 roaded through or you leave it to the advisory committee, so that I 

 say that the work of the American Kennel Club ought not to be under 

 the present administration of things. Between meetings the authority 

 practically rests, not with the delegates, but with the president and 

 secretary. They are called upon to decide on very important ques- 

 tions. It must be so, in fact, in so large a club, and considering the 

 personnel, and con.sidering the pecuharities of dog men, almost every 

 question is important. A man may write a letter to a dog man. It is 

 simply a plain matter of fact, square and fair, and in nine chances out 

 of ten that man wiU take offense at it, and I say, " You put upon the 

 president and secretary altogether too much." They do not want it. 

 They should not have it. Look at the responsibihty. Here are three 

 months between the meetings, and all these points must be decided 

 either by the secretary or the president. He considts with the presi- 

 dent and between the two they render a decision. It is not 

 right; it is unkind; aud then if anything goes aatray 



